{"id":47054,"date":"2025-10-21T15:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2025\/10\/21\/dont-take-your-eyes-off-the-glass\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T07:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T05:25:36","slug":"dont-take-your-eyes-off-the-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2025\/10\/21\/dont-take-your-eyes-off-the-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t take your eyes off the glass"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knockout drops at parties or events are a source of fear for parents, teenagers, and even older adults. The idea that strangers might slip substances into your drink when you\u2019re not looking\u2014substances that first make you \u201cdrunk\u201d and then render you helpless\u2014is a major cause for concern. But what exactly are knockout drops? How can you recognize them, and how can you protect yourself from them? And what should you do if you do become a victim of a knockout attack? <\/p>\n

Question after question\u2014and during a one-and-a-half-hour prevention session at Steinm\u00fchle School & Boarding School, the 10th-grade students had two knowledgeable advisors to turn to: Lara Baade and Lucie Lemberg from the association Frauennotruf Marburg e.V.<\/p>\n

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A Sudden Shift from Euphoria to Helplessness<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just a single substance that can be used as a knockout agent. Around 150 different substances\u2014some of which can be ordered online\u2014are \u201csuitable\u201d for temporarily and deliberately removing specific individuals from their self-determined lives. These are substances\u2014some of which are misused\u2014that do not necessarily stand out visually or in terms of taste when added to a drink. For up to 30 minutes after consuming the drink, the person feels somewhat intoxicated and euphoric. After 20 to 30 minutes, however, the tipping point arrives\u2014and it happens suddenly. <\/p>\n

“Then comes the sedative phase,” the speakers report. Those affected are dazed, listless, experience impaired consciousness and a racing heart, and are overcome by vomiting. They are unable to defend themselves against active abuse or mistreatment\u2014including rape\u2014and have no strength. Depending on the substance and the individual\u2019s physical condition, this phase lasts about 6 to 8 hours. <\/p>\n

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Consumption Simulated Using Special Glasses<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It depends on whether and what you’ve eaten, or whether you may have consumed alcohol beforehand or something similar,” explain the experts, who had the students complete an interactive obstacle course at the end of the field trip. Using special goggles, the activity simulated the effects of having previously consumed dangerous intoxicants\u2014an experience designed to give students a rough idea of what it\u2019s like to be a victim of knockout drops. <\/p>\n

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At celebrations of all kinds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Incidentally, the place where these insidious activities take place isn\u2019t always a club or a bar. It can be private parties, a fair, or celebrations of all kinds where large groups of people usually gather. And, by the way, it isn\u2019t necessarily a stranger who picks out the victim or victims on such occasions. Sometimes it\u2019s someone from your circle of acquaintances who plans a cruel prank\u2014or worse\u2014in this way. <\/p>\n

Contrary to popular belief, while the targets are usually female, they are not always so, and it is not uncommon for them to no longer be teenagers. \u201cOlder people can also become victims of knockout drops,\u201d the speakers said. <\/p>\n

The prevention session for the 10th-grade students at Steinm\u00fchle took place in individual classes or groups. Our photo was taken during the prevention session for the class taught by subject teacher Nicole Hohm. <\/p>\n

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Knockout drops at parties or events are a source of fear for parents, teenagers, and even older adults. The idea that strangers might slip substances into your drink when you\u2019re not looking\u2014substances that first make you \u201cdrunk\u201d and then render you helpless\u2014is a major cause for concern. But what exactly are knockout drops? How can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":47056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics-business-responsibility"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52545,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47054\/revisions\/52545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}